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The Costa Concordia disaster – The Costa Concordia struck rocks on January 13 and turned on its side off the Italian island of Giglio.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – A bench from the cruise liner is seen on the shore on January 20, a week after the ship ran aground. More than 30 people from eight countries -- both crew and passengers -- died.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Divers continue the search for the remaining missing people in January.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Italian police escort the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, Francesco Schettino, on January 14. Prosecutors accused the captain of piloting the ship too fast to allow him to react to dangers, causing the shipwreck, according to legal papers.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Firemen search for missing people in and around the partially submerged Costa Concordia cruise ship on January 16.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Firemen work on the Costa Concordia cruise ship on January 16. The captain may have made "significant" errors that led to wreck, the cruise line said.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Military rescuers patrol next to the listing Costa Concordia on January 15. A spiraling water slide can be seen on the deck.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Boats patrol near the Costa Concordiay as divers continue the search for missing people days after the accident.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Rescuers search the Costa Concordia on January 15.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Emergency services work from the island of Giglio, near where the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – The ship had a breach on the hull about 90 meters (300 feet) long, according to Officer Emilio Del Santo of the Coastal Authorities of Livorno.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – On January 14, crowds prepare to leave the island of Giglio, where passengers were staying after the ship ran aground.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – The Concordia, built in 2006, was on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Cagliari and Palermo, Italy; Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and Marseille, France.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Passengers arrive at Porto Santo Stefano, Italy, after being evacuated from the ship.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – The Costa Concordia was sailing a few hundred meters off the rocky Tuscan coastline of the island of Giglio.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Italian police assist in the rescue after the cruise ship ran aground near the island.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – The huge ship, nearly the length of three football fields, was carrying about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members when it rammed into a bed of rocks around 9:45 p.m.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Passengers arrive on land after they were rescued. There was chaos as passengers scrambled to get off the ship.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – Evacuation efforts started promptly but were made "extremely difficult" by the position of the listing ship.

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The Costa Concordia disaster – The Costa Concordia cruise ship is pictured in March 2009 in Civitavecchia, Rome's tourist port.